>From The Fine Article: "The present attacks against MongoDB seek out installations made accessible to the Internet without a set administrator password. The bad guys take over these accounts, upload the data on the databases, delete that data, and replace it with a ransom demand."
So, yeah, post data to the internet with no password, and people will mess with it; imagine that! On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > mmm these dbs are not like the others it seems. > > https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/01/11/thousands-of-mongodb-databases-compromised-and-held-to-ransom/ > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Richard Kaye <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know, Tracy. I've had a few clients that got hit with ransomware (some >> multiple times) and they usually know because the exe stops working as the >> infection spreads. >> >> -- >> >> rk >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tracy >> Pearson >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 6:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: VFP tables likely victims for ransomware? >> >> Richard Kaye wrote on 2017-01-10: >> > I was a bit unclear, Mike. >> > >> > I've got some clients who mount their dropbox locations on their local >> computers. The nastier bits out there can crawl UNCs now and not just >> mapped >> drives. So depending on your backup/sync settings, disaster is just a push >> away... >> > >> > -- >> > >> > rk >> >> Richard, >> >> If you can't query the table, the table is bad, *or* in use. >> LLFF determine if the file is in use. >> >> Lots of possibilities exist when your coding. >> >> Tracy Pearson >> PowerChurch Software >> >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4uabtclqndkd-z_b-9ee+0r1aiedrbdhcxxwf22ekh...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
